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After Hours Care

If you need medical attention when the Student Health Center is closed, call Vitaline at 910-815-5188 to obtain medical advice from a registered nurse. Feedback from the call will be sent by fax to the SHC the same day, facilitating follow-up at the SHC if needed.

*If you have an emergency, call 911 to access Emergency Medical Serivces.*

Emergency Department

If you have an urgent and potential life-threatening condition, contact one of the following hospitals:

Cape Fear Hospital (near campus)

5301 Wrightsville Avenue, Wilmington, NC

Phone (910) 452-8100

• Exit the front of campus onto College Road, heading south (toward Carolina Beach).
• Turn left on Wrightsville Avenue (about 1 mile). Proceed 1.3 miles, Cape Fear Hospital is on your left, follow the direction signs to the Emergency Department.
• Or take Hamilton Rd., left on N. MacMillan Ave., left on Wrightsville, ED is 1 mile on the left
• Or take Riegel Rd. to Rose Ave., turn right at dead-end onto Rose, 0.25 miles turn left at dead-end onto Wrightsville Ave., ED is 0.2 miles on left

New Hanover Regional Medical Center (NHRMC)

2131 S. 17th Street, Wilmington, NC

Phone (910) 343-7000

• Exit the front of campus onto College Road, heading south (toward Carolina Beach).
• Go approximately 2 miles, veer right onto Shipyard Boulevard, go 1.9 miles, turn right onto 17th Street.
• NHRMC is on the right, just under 1 mile. Follow the direction signs to the Emergency Department.

Urgent Care

Do you have a medical condition that is urgent, but not life-threatening? Contact one of the following urgent care locations:

Medac ~ Shipyard 4402 Shipyard Boulevard, Wilmington, NC 28403 Phone (910) 791-0075 Fax (910) 791-9674 Medac ~ Military 1442 Military Cutoff Road, Wilmington, NC 28403 Phone (910) 256-6088 Fax (910) 256-6089 Medac ~ Porter’s Neck 8115 Market Street, Wilmington, NC 28411 Phone (910) 686-1972 Fax (910) 686-2129 NextCare Urgent Care 4815 Oleander Drive, Wilmington, NC 28403 Phone (910) 452-1111 Fax (910) 452-5897 Port City Urgent Care 706 S. College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403 Phone (910) 798-2212 Fax (910) 798-2242 Urgent Care of Wilmington 1135 Military Cutoff Road, Wilmington, NC Phone (910) 256-6222 Fax (910) 256-0011